Disclaimer: I do NOT own Sailor Moon and any of the characters…Other than them, belongs to me…hehe
A/N: This story is inspired by Robin Hood, though the plot is purely out of my wild imagination. See if it turns out okay…XP. An AU story where the classes of novices, knights, mages, priests, lords, ladies and such all exists…
Your World and Mine
-a Dream and a Chase-
The sun had risen when the 2 carriages and the white horse had reached their hiding place right at the heart of the Euton Forest. Cheers erupted around them as the people in the carriages descend down from their ride and celebrate, cheering along with the crowd.
"Good haul! Good haul!!" were heard, more clapping to come in the previous night's success.
A tall black haired young man step down last of the carriage and took a glance at the white horse and its rider, who had not even descend down from his ride and was now staring absent-mindedly into space. A smile spread upon his face.
"Something clearly has been bothering you since we left the town" he made his way slowly through the crowd towards the blonde "something the matter? Haruka?"
Haruka snapped out of her train of thoughts and for a moment he blinked foolishly and tried to find who had spoken to him. A chuckle made the handsome blonde look down and saw his friend chuckling at him.
"Nothing, Mamoru" he said irritably, trying to hide the fact that he was embarrassed having caught staring into space.
Mamoru raised an eyebrow "yeah? And what about the 3 times that I caught you off handedly stared into space in the journey and almost hit your head at that low branch?"
Haruka pulled his horse towards the stable, waving off some guys that tried to congratulate him "I was tired that's all. C'mon Helios" he tugged at the horse's reins, who for unknown reason tried to kick Mamoru. The black haired man eyed it wearily and keep his distance as he followed the blonde "your horse didn't like me, I see"
A smirk covered Haruka's fine face as he tied the rein "that's because you kept bugging me, you idiot"
Mamoru sweat-dropped and sigh "well, before I get hoof marks on my face, I'll say my piece then" he clapped a hand at Haruka's shoulder "if anything's bothering you, anything, just come to me and talk. Alright?" his brows rose up at his friend, his comrade, his partner-in-crime for years now.
Haruka smirked wider; suddenly she hit Helios' hindquarter making the horse kicked out his hind legs in surprise and sent Mamoru flying out of the stable, and soared through the sky. He landed with a thud on a pile of straws and remains motionless until a herd of cows tried to eat his pants-filled straws. Haruka laughed loudly at the scene, before the laughter subsides and he returned to the zombie-like state and continue to stare dreamily to space.
It was that brief meeting with that beautiful aqua-haired girl the previous night that had occupied his head until now. He just cant get the perfect figure out of his head, it was driving him insane! But…when he reminisced again…such a strange unknown feeling had filled his heart and it felt good that he doesn't want to stop. She was the most beautiful woman he had seen in all his life. Even though it was only a moment he passed her in that dark street, her delicate charm and the beautiful coloring of that exquisite hair, aquamarine in colour, and that endless deep blue eyes that sparkled as bright as a star never leave his mind since. Her creamy cheek was lovely, but it was pale with emotion, maybe because of the shock of having rushed carriages running at you at the middle of the night, but that doesn't stopped Haruka to be mesmerized in that minute of beauty. His eyes had traveled downwards of the figure and saw that sensitive, inviting pair of lips that he had wished to put his upon on, on the minute he saw it…how he longed just to caress the beauty, no, just to touch her would be enough..
Helios hinged loudly, and snapped Haruka out of his delicious thoughts once again. Feeling a bit irritated, he mentally scolded himself for getting to far with his imaginations.
"Her world is different from yours, dammit" he thought as he went out the stable into the roars of the crowd that pulled and tugged at his arms, taking him inside a bar.
"A beauty like that wont ever laid her eyes upon a tramp like me…"
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At the other side of the town, in a big Manor, a blonde was sipping a morning tea in the dining room. She glanced at the clock and summoned one of the maids to fetch up for her cousin.
"She's never waked up late…" the long haired blonde thought to herself "maybe that hunk of a blonde got into her head again…"
"Usagi!!" a thrilled squeal were heard from the entrance of the room and the next second the blonde knew, she was twirled around happily in a waltz by her ecstatic cousin.
"Usagi, I dreamt about him last night! Can this be fate?" the aquamarine-haired girl continues twirling the blonde until she began seeing stars in her eyes.
Giggling softly, she calmed her cousin down before facing her "Michiru" she said, stifling a laugh "you only met him in a brief moment last night, and now you say that you even dreamt about him?"
Michiru nod and Usagi noticed that her deep blue eyes had that unusual dreamy look in it again "yes…and he came to me in that gorgeous white horse…"
Usagi giggled some more "that was just a dream, my dear cousin…"
"But it felt so real…" Michiru turned back to her calm-mature-self "it gave me this feeling…like a connection, you know? Maybe I'm going to meet him again" the calm woman turned into dreamy-state as her cousin sweat dropped.
Usagi smiled at her cousin, it's been a long time since she saw her cousin behave childishly like this. Since her mother died, Michiru had completely shut herself from everyone except her. It was rare to see the aqua-haired girl laugh, giggled and more overly be twirling her around in a crazy state like just now.
'This handsome blonde must be so charming to be able to cast a spell on her reserved cousin like that…' Usagi thought as she listened to Michiru's babble on her dream.
Suddenly the huge heavy oak door opened and a certain long-haired man came in.
"I assumed you overslept to be missing breakfast, Michiru" he said as he stopped in front of the two chatting girls, who stopped talking at once "why didn't you come to my study?"
Michiru frowned, her dislike of this man is clearly shown on her eyes "I have my own business to attend to, Seiya" the name she spoke filled with spite
Seiya's eyes narrowed "your father had given the order to talk about our wedding-"
"Whatever you say, I am NOT getting engage to you" Michiru could almost drenched Seiya in spit, if a lady was allowed to do that "and more overly, getting married"
The man's eyes widened, but before he could do anything, Usagi stepped in before the two arguing figure.
"Please go" Usagi said as politely possible, staring up at the man in the eye "it is not proper to talk things like that in presence"
Seiya glanced at the maids who tensed up at the argument and seemed to think it was better not to do what he had in mind. He gave a curt bow, and retreat from the room, closing the door behind him with a snap.
Usagi turned to her cousin, whose face had tightened in anger "I still don't believe how your father tried to set you up with him"
Michiru looked away sadly "I don't believe it either…then again, I don't believe my father at all…"
A pregnant pause filled the air. Usagi knows Michiru disliked her father, who is the Governor of the South Territory. That explains the gap between the father-daughter relationships. With a smile, the blonde pushed Michiru playfully towards the door.
"U-Usagi?"
"Go take a walk" Usagi grinned childishly at her cousin, opening the oak door for her "go clear your head and maybe you'll get to see this handsome blonde along the way"
Michiru blushed beet-red and with an embarrass laugh, she walked out, saying that she will be back in the late afternoon. In her heart she knows that Usagi was just trying to make her go before Seiya can come and ruin her day. With a smile she walked to the heart of the town, which was packed with the early morning shoppers. She met several familiar faces along the way, though none interest her. Michiru's mind was still full of that handsome stranger she met last night. Oh how her heart wonder where he is, and what he's doing…The girl blushed as the handsome face got zoomed-in in her head once more, shaking her head severely she tried hard to get rid of the image.
Suddenly a flash of familiar blonde head walked past her eyes. With a gasp Michiru followed her gaze which led to a familiar backside and blonde head that walked not far from her.
For a quarter of a minute, Michiru stood there like a drooling idiot, before she recovered her dignity with an idea on her head. As slowly and quietly as possible she followed the young man walked through the town.
"He may be from last night!" she thought, hardly concealing her glee as she followed the long stride of the man in front of her. The wan walked purposely to the edge to the town, which he soon disappeared behind several turning alleys.
Michiru gave an irritable sigh in having lost the trace of the handsome stranger. She looked here, there and everywhere but still no sign where that man had disappeared to. Not giving up at this rare chance, she continue her pursue of the young man, not realizing that 3 sets of eyes were staring at her.
No such luck for her though, she have no clue where he could be.
"Maybe we could show you the way, miss"
Her hands balled into fists as she turned around at the company.
"I am able to do so, gentlemen" she said with a polite but killer smile "now, if you please, step aside"
But they won't budge and continued staring at her in the way that made the aqua-haired girl's temper rose by the minute.
And, unfortunately. She snapped "My God, will you please get out of the way!"
One of the guys seized her by the arm "a Lady should not behave like that" he inched his face near Michiru's, bringing a strong scent of alcohol "let me teach you how to behave!"
But before he could do anything, Michiru's hand flew up and crossed his face, giving him a slap that echoed loudly in the narrowed alley before bolting off.
"Get her!"
Michiru ran helplessly, trying to find a way out of the alley-like maze 'Help me!'
Where is that knight on a white horse when she needed one?!
A/N: R/R please...i need to know what do you think so far!XP
